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Qatar National Vision 2030

By Riyaz Ahmed Bakali

The Qatar National Vision (QNV) of 2030 outlines Qatars long-term vision by providing a framework within which national strategies and implementation plans can be developed. The QNV 2030 outlines five overarching national goals: 1. Modernization and preservation of traditions 2. Intergenerational justice 3. Managed growth and expansion 4. Building up the know-how and quality of the workforce and selecting the optimum path of development 5. Economic growth, social development and environmental management The QNV foresees Qatars development through four interconnected pillars:

We as Pakistanis fully support this vision and will do our best to make meaningful contribution towards this vision.

In This Issue
The PEF Team

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Exclusive Interview of
Mohammad Sarfaraz Khanzada

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Technical Seminar onQatar vision 2030

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Career Guidance Session for PEC

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Launching of PPFQ

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PEF Cricket Team Celebrates Victory

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Vision Arifa Kareem Life Skills and Knowledge

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Computers donation drive for PEC

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How to be an Excellent Employee

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Knowledge on Ramadan & Eid

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Gas safety at home

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Engineers & Todays World Are you a J in the office?

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The Odd Couple. Broadcast and IT

Laughter the Best Medicine

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URDU ADAB

Profiles PEF

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Executive Committee

EDITORS DESK
From the Editors Desk
I am delighted to present you all with the first issue of PEF Journal. Keeping in mind the varying commitments at the work front which keeps all of us occupied most of the time, it is decided that instead of a monthly or quarterly newsletter we will be issuing a six monthly journal covering more activities by Pakistan Engineers Forum and articles of interest to the Pakistani community at large. Dear friends, Qatar is going through an increased economic and development phase which has naturally increased the commitments of all the expatriates in Qatar, we the Executive Committee of Pakistan Engineers Forum are no exception. However despite an increased commitment at the work front, we were successful in organizing numerous quality programs this year and have been instrumental in bringing the Pakistani Professionals more closer by nurturing and conceptualizing The Pakistan Professional Forum in Qatar. Some of the highlights of PEF activities are given as under:

1. Career Counseling of PEC Student 2. Qatar Vision 2030 program jointly organized with Qatar Engineers Societies 3. Inception of Pakistan Professional Forum 4. Computer donation drive for PEC 5. Computer Training for Women 6. Cricket Matches 7. Secrets of Amazing Animation Program

In the coming months as well, our activities will focus on technical seminars, community outreach programs and healthy sports activities. I request all PEF members to come forward with ideas for new programs and projects. We need your moral and physical support. One of the most important function for us is to make our activities viable by generating funds to run the program. Therefore, any practical suggestion, support or effort helping us out in this is keenly looked upon from all our member. Now sit back, relax and enjoy the journal!

Salman Tayyab Editor, The Engineers

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The PEF Team

Left to right; Rehan Ansari, Mohammad Riaz, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Yusuf, Tahir Jamil, Salman Bin Tayab, Mahmood Khan & Awaab Obaiduddin

Badar Khan (President)

Raheel Khan (Vice President)

Salman Bin Tayab (General Secretary)

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Exclusive Interview

Exclusive Interview of Mohammad Sarfaraz Khanzada

The Ambassador of Pakistan in Qatar And Mrs. Farzana Khanzada

By

Aneela Khan
At the very moment we walked into the living room of the Ambassadors official residence, the ambiance of a comfortable yet tastefully decorated living room made us feel at ease right away. The exquisite decor and simple but culturally rich furniture was truly reflecting the character of its habitants. The graceful and always smiling Mrs. Farzana Khanzada welcomed us, and we started an informal chat over a cup of tea while waiting for HE who was gone to the Embassy mosque for Isha prayers. In about 15 minutes HE the Ambassador returned back from the mosque and we started our interview session.

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The H.E. Sarfaraz Khanzadeh and Mrs. Khanzadeh with the Aneela Khan
Aneela:
Your Excellency and Farzana thank you very much for giving us time out of a very busy schedule. Please tell us about your early life and brought-up.

H.E.:
I was born and brought-up in Karachi, where my father was working for the Air Force posted at the Maripur base which is now called Masroor base. I went to the Air force base school for my early education. After completing metric I was selected into the Pakistan Army and in 1975 I joined Pakistan Military Academy Kakkuol. From there in 1977 I got commissioned as an army officer in 31st Balouch Regiment. I served Pakistan Army for 7 years and completed 10 training courses during my tenure. I was lucky to get assigned on a very prestigious posting for a Captain as Instructor at the Infantry College Quettas tactical wing, where I served till 1984 before inducted into Foreign Services of Pakistan. During my 28 years plus in the Foreign Services of Pakistan, I have had eight over-seas postings all around the world, including Asia, middle-east, Africa, Australia, Canada and North America. I have also remained assigned to Protocol Section of Ministry of foreign Affairs of Pakistan and mainly due to which I have travelled extensively around the globe and have been to 68 countries

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Aneela:
Farzana something about your early age.

Mrs. Khanzada:
Well it was very simple and straight forward for me, I had a wonderful childhood like any fortunate child lived in Hyderabad Sindh all my childhood, got educated there and when finished the education got married and Alhumdulillah happily married ever after.

Aneela:
How you two got married.

H.E.:
I was posted in Kashmir, when my father sent me a letter one day, in those days there were no mobile phones or emails. He wrote that its about time that I should consider getting married, and that they have selected a very good girl in the family and wants me to get married to her. Although in my heart I was delighted on getting this letter and thinking about getting married, however I wrote them back that since I keep away due to my job requirements and dont know much about the girls in the family, so I can only agree to their choice if the proposed girl agrees to be very adaptable to the life style I was having in those days which required a lot of moving places on frequent postings for being an army officer. Well I would say she must have agreed to it, thats why we got married.

Aneela:
So this how you two got married mashAllah! And when was that.

H.E.:
It was 26th March 1983.

Aneela:
Your views on bringing up children and family values.

H.E.:
We were very traditional in this regard. Got married in 1983, joined Foreign Services in 1984 and by 1985 we already were blessed with two daughters alhumdullilah. Our whole life was centered on our family and our kids. Being in Foreign Services and moving countries it was not easy; however it did give us opportunity to get our children the best education that could be available. Our children had most of their education in the western world, early schooling in Canada, and high school from USA and graduation from Australia. However, we made it absolutely sure that they also learn our cultural values and being Muslims the Islamic education.

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Farzana Khanzada:
We were very particular in this, wherever we lived we took out time to get them to learn the Islamic education, Quran and Urdu language. We used to drive them more than an hour on all the weekend days to the Islamic center while living in Canada. And alhumdullilah we were successful in our endeavors.

H.E./Farzana Khanzada
When we came back to Islamabad from our posting in Nigeria we got our son admitted in Dr. Farhat Hashmis sisters school Noor-ul-huda, this is an Islamic cum modern school where they teach not only modern science education but also Islamic education, Arabic and specially Quranic tajweed. This is the reason that our son Hamad can read Quran with a very fine Arabic pronunciation.

Aneela:
How you named your children

H.E.:
Elder daughter was named Rabyya because it was a popular name in the family. For the second daughter what happened that, I was doing attachment from foreign services with Pakistan Army as a civilian officer in Gujranwala. The news of her birth was conveyed to me by my commanding officer col. Javaid Jalal-uddin who was a christen, I was so much delighted on getting this news from him that I named her Maryam on which he also got very happy. Even my father also was pleased on my choosing this name and told me that I have chosen a very good name whose meaning is Pure, which I didnt know at that time. Hamad our son was born here in Qatar during my first ever over-seas posting and I named him after my grandfather.

Aneela:
How you see Qatar as compare to other countries where you were posted and what you want to achieve while staying here. On this question both the HE and Farzana laughed a bit before H.E. answered me as below,

H.E.:
Qatar is my first love as I say to Farzana, I started my overseas career from Qatar and Inshallah will complete my career after more than 30 years in foreign services of Pakistan, in Qatar. Qatar has certainly given me a lot of positive aspirations. Allah has blessed me with a son in Qatar, my daughters started their schooling in Qatar. I have seen Qatar in its pre-development infancy, when there were only a few buildings on its skyline. And now when I got back as an Ambassador, I was amazed to see such outstanding development which is growing by the days. Due to the great wisdom and insight of the His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the Emir of Qatar, His Highness the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser the wife of the Emir and the Qatari people, I see tremendous progress and development continuing into the future which will take Qatar even further to the higher position globally. I personally rate Qatar as the best country as a nation among the GCC countries.

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Aneela:
What are your views on the growth of Pakistani community?

H.E.:
I was surprised to see a decrease in the number of Pakistani expatriates in Qatar, since back in 1984. Most probably it is due to many geo political as well as economic factors. Pakistan has more of the labor class expatriate workforce to offer and less semi or competently skilled workforce. And even the hiring of labor class workforce is now days subjected very strictly to the cost compression with other Asian countries. But still I am optimistic that due to the high quality output of Pakistani labor we will Inshallah see a rise in companies hiring from Pakistan. However the technical workforce in Pakistan need to make themselves more technically competent since Qatar will need more of the technical class workforce for their future projects.

Aneela:
H.E. any message you would like to give to the Pakistani Community

H.E.:
Outside Pakistan the community should not think in terms of linguistic, ethnic or political bases, but should remain united only and only as one Pakistani Nation. I have found that Qataris have a great respect for Pakistanis and they consider our people as honest, brave and strong people. So we need to demonstrate these good qualities in ourselves all the time and should give even more effort to keep this confidence intact.

Aneela:
Your Excellency and Mrs. Farzana Khanzada, thank you very much once again for the honor to have a very informal session and discussing your personal family details with our community. It was a pleasure indeed and I wish you and your family all the very best in your life ahead.

Closing note from the interviewer:

Qatar has seen many Ambassadors representing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, however without any doubt this time around it has witnessed a very professional, yet extremely simple and staunch Pakistani Muslim representing the nation of more than 180 million. It was just less than a year ago that the Pakistanis in their social gatherings, used to talk about things they desire happening in Qatar and were not happening for a long time. As they say actions speak lauder than the words, we as a community are witness to the positive actions started happening in Qatar. Visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistani, visit of the Qatari ministerial delegation to Pakistan and now a much anticipated visit of the HH the Emir of Qatar to Pakistan are the indications that we really have a very good leader leading our community.

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PEF - RETROSPECT 2011
By Mahmood Khan
Qatar Vision 2030 program jointly organized with Qatar Engineers Society Career Counseling of PEC Student Inception of Pakistan Professional Forum Cricket Vision Arifa Karim Computer donation drive for PEC

Technical Seminar on Qatar vision 2030

Largest gathering of Pakistani & Qatari Engineers

The program was organized with the collaboration of Qatar Engineers Society and was so far is the largest gathering of Qatari and Pakistani Professionals together. H.E. Nasser Al Mawlawi, President Ashghal, was the Chief Guest and Mohammad Al Yami Corporate Development Manager was the keynote speaker

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A Pak Embassy Initiative

Career Guidance Session for PEC Graduates

Professional Engineers, Doctors, Business Graduates came together to give career guidance to graduating class of PEC, Raheel Khan, Salman Bin Tayyab, and Dr. Mughees were the key career advisors. Some of the students said that this was the best learning day in their 12 years of education.

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LAUNCHING OF PPFQ
A New Platform For

Pakistani Professionals
PEF Once again became the breeding organization for nurturing new Pakistani Forums. This time, The Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar (PPFQ) was launched at the embassy under the patronage of Ambassador Mohamed Sarfaraz A Khanzada in the largest-ever gathering of Pakistani professionals in the country. The PEF Team which was lead by Our Chief Advisor Riaz Baqali with Mahmood Khan, Salman Tayab, and Ajmal Chaudhry put remarkable efforts to put together a grand show.

Raheel Khan Master Of Ceremony H.E. Mohamed Sarfaraz A Khanzada

Chairman PPFQ Dr.Mazhar Monga

This is the largest gathering of Pakistani Professionals at the Embassy (Ambassador)

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Audience at Pakistan Embassy Auditorium

Office bearers of Pakistan Engineers Forum and Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar

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CRICKET FEVER!!!!!
PEF Cricket Team Celebrates

Victorious Season

Thank you Mahmood!!! For your efforts in organizing these games

Poetry by Asfandiar Ansari

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Haroon Malik Creating World High Jump Record

PEF Cricket team with Chairman Pakistan Professionals Forum

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Vision Arifa Kareem
Than k yo and u Ane Riyaz B ela. W ak e are ali, Fais al prou d of Velmi you! !!!!

Computer Basics course for women . More than 50 women attended the Program . Thanks to valiant efforts of Faisal Velmi and Aneela Khan Under able direction of Riyaz Bakali who opened doors to TNG School facility for this noble cause

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Community Effort

Computers donation drive for PEC

Hats off to Pakistani Community in Qatar for Making Generous Donations
In the first initiative of its kind, the three Pakistani forums in Qatar came together to deliver 50 PCs and fifty thousand Riyals to the Pakistan Education Centre (PEC). The three forums constituted Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar (PPFQ), Pakistan Engineers Forum (PEF), and Pakistan Welfare Forum (PWF). Raheel Khan of PEF coordinated the initiative amongst the three forums which materialized in the shape of installation of 50 new PCs in the school labs. The cash donation was made by a prominent local dignitary, Mr. Sheikh Abdulla Al Thani. Pakistan Professional Forum was represented by Adnan Kirmani and Pakistan Welfare Forum by Ahmed Hussain in this joint effort.

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Life Skills & Knowledge
Facebook Uses & Abuses How to be an Excellent Employee

Gas Safety at Home

Test Your Knowledge of Ramadan & Eid

By Salman Tayab

Social media such as Facebook are now increasingly influencing many aspects of our lives and many sectors of society such as business and education.
If Facebook were a nation, it would be the third largest country after China and India. Currently over 800 million individuals are using Facebook and 70 per cent of those are outside the US. Facebook is now available in 70 languages. Of the five countries with the most Facebook users, two are Muslim - No 2 Indonesia and No 5 Turkey. Last year, the number of Facebook users in the Arab world increased 79 per cent. The countries with the fastest growth in Facebook use are Brazil, India and Mexico. It is a powerful manifestation of globalisation reflecting both high degrees of interconnectedness and the death of distance. And like all technologies it is a two-edged sword with potential valuable uses and detrimental abuses.

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The Facebook head office is at Stanford Industrial Park. This main office has around 700 employees. There is also a second site in nearby Menlo Park with around 400 employees. As an amazing business phenomenon, these 1,000 knowledge workers have generated a business entity estimated to be worth US$50 billion - larger than Boeing and almost as large as General Motors - that has very few physical assets. In this article , we will focus on its educational uses and abuses, of which there are many. Positive Attributes For those whose mother tongue is not English, Facebook provides excellent opportunities for them to practice their English writing and reading. Some Negative Aspects: FB users can engage in bad language habits such as abbreviated writing (how r u?). Another negative is what has been termed Facebook addiction. Individuals can waste an enormous amount of time playing Facebook. Originally Facebook was intended to be only for those 18 or over. Now many young people under 18 are using Facebook. One study of young British girls indicated that they considered Facebook the most important part of their lives, even more important than their family. Such data are alarming and sad. With Facebook being a two-edged sword, it is important that educators and teachers assist young people in learning how to use this new technology creatively and productively. While younger people are often extremely savvy - often more so than older individuals - in technical aspects of these new media, they do not necessarily understand how to use them to make them better students and learners. Northwestern University in Chicago, for example, has a freshman seminar in which students systematically and critically review new software applications such as Facebook. Perhaps all entering college students should take such a class. Without such interventions, Facebook will remain a significantly underutilized learning tool that can be easily abused and misused. Facebook can also be the source of many valuable images that are shared. These images can later be used as part of presentations or even potential publications. One of my Facebook friends recently, for example, posted some wonderful images of Karachi prior to partition. Through Facebook, it is possible to develop a network with extensive intellectual power, giving the user access to a vast array of potentially valuable information and research through either being friends with such individuals or becoming their fans if they are public figures on Facebook. In terms of individuals becoming more international or intercultural, all kinds of possibilities exist for meeting new virtual friends from diverse places and cultures around the world. Facebook also provides a mechanism for easily conducting electronic surveys. Currently.

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H ow to be an

Excellent Employee
Keep yourself healthy, focused and alert at all times.

By Faisal Velmi

Understand that all relationships require trust, direction, communication and commitment to be successful. Dont be afraid to admit mistakes. It is better to admit that you made a mistake, realize why you made the mistake, and then make sure you dont do it again. Dont be afraid to say, I dont know. It is better to confess ignorance and learn the right way of doing things than to pass on, or rely on, false information that may be damaging to you and the company. Dont talk behind someones back. If you decide to come to work for us we expect your loyalty and best efforts. You should expect ours in return. If you dislike your supervisor or the company then let us know what is bothering you and we will try to work it out. Dont just punch the clock. If you run out of things to do during the workday, find out if there is anything else you can do to help bring value to the company, its clients, customers and other stakeholders. Find the value in the diversity of our employees and customers. Dress correctly. Wear clothes that will make other people feel comfortable and that reflects your value to the company. Dont harass, discriminate, use profanity or tell off-color jokes

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Test Your Knowledge on Ramadan & Eid By Awaab Obaiduddin

1. The Eid which comes immediately after Ramadan is called: Eid ul Adha Mawlid un Nabi Eid ul Fitr Ashura 2. Seclusion in the Mosque in the last ten days of Ramadan is called: Istikhara Istinja Itikaaf Tahujood 3. The reward of obligatory deeds in Ramadan is multiplied by how much? 60 70 80 90 4. Worship in the night of Laylatul Qadr is better than the worship of: 1000 days 1000 weeks 1000 months 1000 years 5. The Quran was first revealed in the month of Ramadan. Which Surah in the Holy Quran affirms this? Surah Al-Kahf Surah Al Nissa Surah Al-Imran Surah Al-Baqarah 6. How many years did it take for the whole of the Quran to be revealed? 20 21 23 25 7. I n the Islamic calendar, what is the name of the month after Ramadan in which Eid falls? Rajab Shawwal Safar Muharram 8. Before the fasting of Ramadan became obligatory, Muslims were ordered to fast on which day? 10th Muharram 8th Muharram 6th Muharram 12th Muharram 9. How many Takbeers are there in Salat-ul-Eid? 2 4 6 8 10. Eid Salah is: Wajib Sunnah Nafl Fard

11. The purpose of Ramadan, as mentioned in the Quran, is to: Lose weight Experience how the poor feel Read your prayers Achieve God consciousness (Taqwa) 12. On the day of Resurrection those who fast will enter Jannah through a gate called: Al-Islaam Al-Jannah Ar-Rayaan Al-Hoor
1Eid ul Fitr, 2. I tikaaf 3, 70 Times, 4. 1000 months, 5 Surah Al-Baqarah, 6, 23 years, 7, Shawwal , 8 Muharrum, 9, six, 10 Wajib,11, how the poor feels.12, Al Rayyan

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Gas safety at home
Have you ever accidentally left your burner on without a flame and realized that you smelled something like rotten eggs? Or have you smelled it anywhere else inside or outside of your home? Did you realize that if your home fills up just enough that even the static electricity caused by walking across your carpeting could cause an explosion? There have been cases in history where people did not realize that there was a gas leak in their home and their homes have exploded when they flipped on a light switch. An explosion is not the only hazard that natural gas can cause. It can also cause carbon monoxide poisoning too. Most of the cooking gas-related accidents occur due to leakages from the rubber tube, faulty fitting of regulator, poor handling of gas appliances and leaving the cooking unattended, leading the vessel to overflow, which in turn extinguishes the burner and causes gas leak. Since most accidents take place in kitchen, adequate measures must be taken for kitchen safety, all members of the family must follow kitchen safety measures carefully, especially while cooking Signs The first warning sign of a gas leak is the telltale smell. Methane itself has no scent, but natural gas suppliers add so-called odorants like mercaptan; these compounds lend the gas its familiar rotten egg smell. If you catch a whiff of this scent, its quite possible you may have a leak. Other signs include hissing or whistling sounds near a gas appliance or pipe and visibly damaged connections. Installation of new pipe, rusting and other factors can sometimes cause the odorant to fade, thereby making leaks more dangerous. Detection People with an impaired sense of smell may not be able to detect the odorant. If you suffer from such a condition or you are simply concerned about possible leaks, consider installing a natural gas detector. These devices sound an alarm when gas levels exceed a predetermined threshold. You can purchase one from a home improvement store. Hazards If you do detect signs of a leak, act immediately. Although methane is not a highly toxic compound, it can act as a simple asphyxiant. If it reaches a sufficiently high concentration, your body will be unable to get the oxygen and you might suffocate. Moreover, methane is quite flammable and can readily ignite given a hot surface or a spark, potentially triggering an explosion. Steps In the event of a leak, do not allow anyone to light matches, cigarettes, stove burners or candles, and do not turn on any electrical devices inside the building. Evacuate the building as quickly as possible

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Engineers and Todays World By Raheel Khan

When checked the dictionary for the first time in my life to look for the meaning of an Engineer as was asked by my grandfather, since I told him that I will become an Engineer when I will grow older. At that time the Oxford dictionary available at my home gave the meaning of Engineer as a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures. Now that I am older and am an Engineer for quite some time can sincerely say that this meaning of an Engineer has really gone outdated. I must say that the dictionaries and thesauruses around the globe must revise this meaning in view of todays high-tech world which has left even the Star-Track gadgets of 60s behind. The true meaning of an Engineer of today could easily be an inventor an ingenious a creator, a controller a Jack of All and Master of all. Historically, engineers have proven to be visionaries and creative leaders who have contributed to the welfare of the society by their ingenuity. Their inventions such as the wheel, lever, steam engines, mechanical clock, paper and printing press, thousands of years back, to satellite and nuclear technology of modern era, are works of ingenuity that have revolutionized civilizations. From Stone Age to Cyber Age, engineers facilitated most of the modern economic activities by inventing new technology though in the earlier times word engineer was not in common usage nor was invention confined to a particular profession. A little tinkering combined with imagination by some ingenuous individuals led to the creation of several new and marvelous products. Archimedes screw, Egypts pyramid, Great Wall of China and Hanging Gardens of Babylon are just a few examples of use of technology in the pre-scientific era. Even during the so called Dark Ages, engineers produced printing press and the mechanical clock. Today, engineering profession has evolved from being practical artists to scientific professionals who are constantly reinventing themselves. The onset of the Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in human society. It was marked by technological innovations changing traditional artisans into modern professional engineers. It also saw the beginnings of formal engineering education. Practical thinking became scientific and technical training shifted from apprenticeship to university education. Engineering colleges appeared with well established curriculum. Workshops turned into to laboratories, industrial research saw an upsurge, and individual inventions were organized into systematic innovations. VolUME. 1-2 / 2012

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It was also the period when advent of electricity took place and mass production was introduced. Chemical, electrical, and other science-based engineering branches developed mechanization of production systems, new energy sources, new methods of transportation and communications, including steam engines, steam driven ships, railways and telegraph. The industrial revolution triggered trends that continue even in the twenty-first century. Twentieth century has seen more technological advances than the eleventh through nineteenth centuries combined throwing significant and formidable challenges to the engineering profession of the current century. The contributions of technology and engineers helped shape the world in which we live and the way we think, making it more productive and improving quality of life. Almost every part of our lives underwent complete transformation during the past 100 years due to the efforts of engineers, changes unimaginable a century ago. From lighting up our cities and villages to genetically modified mass food production, air conditioning and heating, laser and fiber optics, radio and television, entertainment, transportation, automobiles, airplane, space exploration, petroleum and gas technologies, imaging, computers, internet and communication to health care, engineering has impacted countless areas of our daily life completely. There is nothing we touch that has not been engineered including the air we breathe and the water we drink. Engineers play a transformational role in the society. It would not be an exaggeration to claim engineering has challenged even the pivotal role of the governments because of all pervasiveness of information technology. Governments are no longer able keep their citizens or the world in the dark. Day after the Beijing Olympics ceremony, the entire world knew about the little girls lip synching. Profile of an engineer in todays world is very different from that of a conventional engineer of earlier days. The business environments have changed from catering to a single service or product provision to a complete solutions providing. Emerging new technologies increasing cost effectiveness and awareness for energy conservation has changed the skills requirement of the modern age engineer from discipline specific to multidisciplinary capabilities augmented with a global insight of economical awareness. Beyond the hard core, basic technical skills, engineers need to develop talents associated with project management, systems engineering, global marketing, foreign languages interpersonal relations and even communications. The best engineers will be the ones who can organize, work in multidisciplinary and multicultural business environment and think globally. As the population grows and its needs and wants increase, and the resources of the earth deplete, the problem of sustainable development without compromising on the quality of life is a daunting task. Modern engineers need to once again reinvent themselves to meet the challenges confronting them in the 21st century. Alvin Toffler, the futurist, said the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. Advancement in technology and emergence of new fields of sciences like nano, bio and info technology, terascale computing, genetic engineering, stem cell research, health informatics, to name a few makes Tofflers statement very apt for modern engineers. Modern engineers have to learn, unlearn and then relearn to be able to contribute to the society.

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Are you a J in the office? By Javed Iqbal

Have you noticed how, in any organization only thirty per cent of the people on staff pull their weight? The rest goof off, duck the load or simply pass the buck. What makes it worse is that the bosses at each level start to shovel the work to a select few whom they trust. Actually this trust thing is load of rubbish; basically, they know that that specific individual will deliver so they use the ego massage route. Trust you. Know you can do it. Give it to old J, he knows what he is doing. So old J is stuck with three nights work to ensure that the corporate report is ready for the big meeting in London and his wife is angry because they have had to cancel two functions But old J, he can be trusted and he can deliver so he slaves away and produces this gem of a report and then what happens. J stays home while boss and half a dozen mini bosses trot off to London for three days of fun and frolic and the report plus six copies that J wrote is the centre point of the meeting and the deal is made on the strength of it and everyone pats everyone on the back and goes off to celebrate even as old J is sitting in front of the bank manager requesting a loan for a second hand car. Naturally disciplined, he responds to authority and praise from a superior becomes a command. This suits everyone else because they can bask in reflected glory, play golf, socialize, sharpen their networking skills, play interoffice games, build their careers, map out options, throw malice, plot, have working lunches, pass judgment on the work done by the other few mini- Js in the office and fine tune all their hard work and research and even take the credit for it. Not bad, J, I just cleaned it up a bit, (seeing as how you did 99 percent of it and I added two lines.) Bosses have been known to use the praise bait with ruthless abandon. The moment they spot a J in the ranks they know they have a winner who doesnt want the spoils and is happy just being vaguely acknowledged. The trick is feeding him occasional dollops of praise like feeding a horse a handful of peppermints. Now, all this wouldnt be so bad, after all one takes a job to work and work well, but what makes the Js different is that they seldom get reward. Along with their promotions come leg ups for goof offs, apple polishers, the office politicians, the survivors, the acolytes, the outright crooks. No difference. Each gets the bonus, the increment, the promotion. All too often J brings up the rear because though he is seen as the dependable one he is not always recognized as a leader. His profile is muted. Naturally, he is the only one too busy working to create the right images. Then what happens. Since he is overloaded he short circuits and cant handle it all. One day, he falls down on the job. All the others have no track record to maintain so when they fail it doesnt stand out. In the case of a J the failure is glaring. It shrieks its presence. Disappointed in you, says the boss. J cringes with shame. Depended on you always, says the boss, and you let me down. J dies a thousand deaths. I have always backed you, now you do this to me. J flip flops on the floor in disgrace. Now, he will work twice as hard to redeem himself and settle for even less reward while the majority sits around being judgmental. Sometimes I wonder if life would function in an office if there were no Js around. Bikram Vohra (Between the lines) 26 November 2011 Khaleej Times Editorial Advisor

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The Odd Couple.

Broadcast and IT.
Things were different when I started in the early 70s talk to any old-timer in BIT business, the conversation will either start or end with this phrase. The hybrid of BIT changed the face of Broadcast engineering and it has become an inconvenient truth for a conventional broadcast engineer. Broadcast IT is a derived form of conventional broadcast engineering. Which is an associated field in the electrical engineering which involves the techniques in radio and television broadcasting? After the involvement of computers and IT network , this new hybrid in which the participant carries broadcast, computer networks, system engineering and IT security expertise and experience and Because of its fast pace evolving and high tendency of adopting other systems. BIT start absorbing all conventional Broadcast systems without breaking a sweat. The new face of this technology extensively combines the areas of computer engineering and information technology to it. Since it involves the distribution of a wide range of audio and video signals, broadcasting is an important part in news and entertainment industry. To broadcast signals through various media like radio, television and internet. BIT engineers responsibilities include the setup, supervision and configuration of essential equipment that are used to control strength and clarity, color and sound of the signals. They also manage the control panel to choose the required material source. These professionals frequently monitor and maintain the detailed logs of outgoing signals and control the transmitters. The industry is moving HEAVILY into IT with the TV station becoming one large computer network where everything from traffic to HD pictures is sent via IP. BIT is truly a melting pot of technology, if you want to step into this field; you need to be very strong in various fields of either Engineering or IT. Security & BIT Catch-22 Broadcast IT is not a conventional IT environment, in fact its the convenience and multi-tasking features of IT infrastructures which bring these two distinctive domains together. Due to the fact that originally BITs main course of business is broadcast BIT, users are using IT infrastructure but following ethics of broadcast. The broadcast environment is usually a closed environment which can be accessed by TRUSTED PEOPLE only. Conventionally there are no usernames, no OS and most of the TIME there is no ETHERNET. In contrast BIT uses off the shelf OS like windows, Linux and MAC OS, these platform come with username restriction, require security updates, network security and virus protection to perform well.

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Broadcasts and ITs clash of basics has shaped complex baseline of BIT security. For instance, below are some challenges. BIT Software uses common Username/Password with Admin Privileges, Passwords cant be removed or changed, Username/Passwords embedded to the services, Peer to Peer networks, Open shares on Networks, Firewalls or security devices prohibition, Antivirus-less operating systems, Security patches banned on OS level until permitted by vendor, PC based Gateways, Open Databases, Unhardened OS services. Etc. Unlearning the Oxymoron of Secure Broadcast. Protect, Detect, React relearn Having the mandate and being empowered to act on it, armed with an Information System Policy, a Risk Assessment, a Security Concept of Operations and an Incident Response Plans you are now ready to assume the normal IA mode of protect, Detect and React. While this is your day to day security operation mode it is by no means a passive task. Protect Backup Facilities: In the broadcast area there are often systems that cannot go offline for any reason. If broadcast digital facilities were not designed with testable redundant backups, they constitute an unacceptably high level of risk. The single most important thing about backups is no matter what your backup methodology; it is not operational until they have been thoroughly tested. Anti Virus software: Effective anti-virus software should be able to test files and directories for the presence of known viruses, clean or remove infected files and provide ongoing real-time protection against memory resident viruses. VolUME. 1-2 / 2012

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Software is an essential component in the war against viruses. Patches and Updates: Keep current on all software and firmware updates and patch releases. Patches in the software world usually fix known bugs that slow down your systems performance or are security vulnerabilities. Get on vendor mailing lists for automatic notification if available and try to check the vendors web sites at least twice a month. Be systematic in doing this, keep a spreadsheet of all the software and firmware packages in your facility with last patch and version information and a last checked column. Firewall: Firewalls are to the Internet what Barbed Wire was to the western Prairie. It fences you in and fences you out. In the real world a firewall is a structure intended to keep a fire from spreading. IS firewalls are intended to keep unwanted intrusion off of your LAN (Local Area Network) or to deny LAN users access undesirable Internet services. Proper Authorization: Inadequate user access controls and authentication place systems at risk. Make sure that all systems that can be are protected by passwords. Administrators must keep all accounts current and delete dead accounts as users stop using them. Block all expected ports of entry for malicious code. The use of external media such as floppy disks, Zip disks, CD-ROMs, USB Storages and peripheral storage devices should be discouraged if not entirely eliminated. DETECT Turn on every log option available to you, and synchronize your system clocks. Automated logs with alarms should be used for the timely and appropriate notification of activities that violate or attempt to violate IS systems. Intrusion-Detection/Prevention Intrusion Prevention systems (IPS) monitor trunk lines and collect information about the packets that traverse the lines. This information is normally collected in logs that must be audited for malicious behavior. Sophisticated Intrusion-detection can be set up to notify administrators when systems are being accessed illegally. Set Limits Set up rules that prevent strange behavior on your system that is potentially damaging regardless of whether the threat is caused by a virus, human error, buffer overflow attacks, etc. Monitor all activity coming from outside as well as inside. REACT When an incident is discovered the entire staff must be prepared to react collectively in order to contain and minimize damage. This includes the user population who also should expect brief outages to service and know not to interfere with the recovery process by making demands on affected services.

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Remain Calm Panic breeds confusion, which cripples communication and makes coordination impossible. Staying calm helps avoid making critical errors. Staying calm also ensures the user base that the technical team is in charge and has the situation well in hand. Setup a Central Command Have one designated contact point in one central command center. This is where all of the technical team will rally for their initial briefing. The command center will serve as the one point where all actions to fight the incident will be coordinated from. When a virus is spreading facility wide a command center will save time by allowing the responsible staff member in one known location. Here the task commander can be reached quickly to make the decisions that need to be made and to assign tasks based upon these decisions. The central command center should also be the one point of contact for the release of information to the users. Work Your Plan Your Incident Response Plan is your greatest ally while in the Hot Zone. It is the course of action that will be followed and defines what priority systems need to be protected restored first. Document Take good notes on everything no matter how trivial. Use a standard incident form that answers the four Ws; Who, What, When, and Where. Make sure that all staff members working on the incident have a notepad. Make a backup of the affected system and programs for future forensics whenever possible. Use new, unused hard drives or media and replace effected media. Notify Inform the user base as to the general nature of the situation and how it affects the normal workflow. Information prevents the start of the rumor chain. One person on the technical team, if staffing permits, should be assigned to update the general staff in close coordination with the command center. Use Alternate Communication Do not send information about the incident by electronic References:

mail, talk, chat, or news this information may be intercepted by the attacker and used to worsen the situation. Identify Know exactly what you are fixing and make sure that you have all the information to accomplish a clean fix. Missing one affected file on a single computer could restart the entire infection. Resolve Fix it; take steps to correct the deficiencies that allowed the problem to occur. Again make sure that the complete fix is known and all the steps to make the fix are implemented. LEARN and relearn. Restore Get back in business. After checking your backups to ensure they are not compromised, restore your system from backups and monitor the system closely to determine whether it can resume its tasks. Do a full post mortem on the incident. Collect all notebooks and examine all notes taken during the incident. Diagnose in an isolated environment the affected data files that were collected. Meet with staff members both from the technical staff and the user base and solicit their input on how the event was handled. Learn from the experience, so you wont get caught unprepared the next time an incident of the same type occurs. Make sure that what is learned is used, add to your protective measures, and update documentation and policies as needed. Information assurance is a dynamic process and will eventually fail if allowed to stagnate. A detailed technical report of the incident should be written that includes the measures taken to correct the incident and protective measures are put in place to prevent the situation from re-occurring. This report should be kept confidential with the technical response team and not publicly shared. Never make a document public that contain details of your security infrastructure or possibly exposes any vulnerability.

http://broadcastengineering.com https://secure.connect.pbs.org/.../2005/.../SecurityforBroadcastIT.ppt http://www.thalesgroup.com/Markets/Security/What_we_do/Radio_Frequency_and_Microwave_sources/Broadcast/ http://www.evsinc.com/http://www.cs.umd.edu/~jkatz/THESES/chiu.pdf

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Laughter the Best Medicine

A Sardar went to a bank to open a S.B. A/C. After seeing the Form he went to Delhi for filling it up. You know why? Form said: Fill Up In Capital.

By Tahir Jamil

Sardarji standing below a tube light with an open mouth. Why? Because his doctor advised him: Todays dinner should be light ! One Sardarji professor asked a plumber to come to his college. You know why? Because he wanted to check where the question paper is leaking. Santa! Your daughter has died! Depressed, Sardar jumps from 100th floor. At 50th floor he remembers I dont have a daughter! At 25th floor he remembers Im unmarried! At 10th floor he remembers Im Banta not Santa! Sardar found the answer to the most difficult question ever. What will come first, chicken or egg? O Yaar, what ever u order first will come first. A teacher told all students in a class to write an essay on a cricket match. All were busy writing except one Sardarji. He wrote: Due To Rain, No Match! What does a sardar do after taking a photocopy? He will compare it with the original for any spelling mistakes. Sardar and his wife buy coffee in a shop. Sardar: Drink quickly. Wife: Why? Sardar: Hot coffee Rs 5 and cold coffee Rs 10. Sardar at an Art Gallery : I suppose this horrible looking thing is what you call modern art? Art dealer: I beg your pardon sir, thats a mirror! Sardar news: ATwo-Seater plane crashed in a Graveyard in Punjab. Local sardars have so far found 500 bodies and are still digging for more(victims).

Laughter is the best medicine and does not require insurance to buy!

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Why Engineers Dont Write Recipes Chocolate for Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 1. 532.35 cm3 gluten 2. 4.9 cm3 NaHCO3 3. 4.9 cm3 refined halite 4. 236.6 cm3 partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride 5. 177.45 cm3 crystalline C12H22O11 6. 177.45 cm3 unrefined C12H22O11 7. 4.9 cm3 methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde 8. Two calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein 9. 473.2 cm3 theobroma cacao 10. 236.6 cm3 de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size #10) To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/F-ft2-hr, add ingredients one, two and three with constant agitation. In a second 2-L reactor vessel with a radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture is homogenous. To reactor #2, add ingredient eight, followed by three equal volumes of the homogenous mixture in reactor #1. Additionally, add ingredient nine and ten slowly, with constant agitation. Care must be taken at this point in the reaction to control any temperature rise that may be the result of an exothermic reaction.

Using a screw extrude attached to a #4 nodulizer, place the mixture piece-meal on a 316SS sheet (300 x 600 mm). Heat in a 460K oven for a period of time that is in agreement with Frank & Johnstons first order rate expression (see JACOS, 21, 55), or until golden brown. Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a 25C heat-transfer table, allowing the product to come to equilibrium.

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SECTION FOUR

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Pakistan Engineers Forum organised a presentation titled Secrets of Amazing Animation at Pak Shama School and College premises in Mesaimeer area recently. Professor Muqeem Khan, a Hollywood-famed Pakistani visual effect and animation expert, gave the presentation.

He shared his experience in creating motion picture realism in one of the highly diversified and collaborative production pipeline in Square USA, Honolulu Hawaii. Khan expressed strong hope that children of today will lead the technology and change the world. Khan also showed some of the emerging technologies which will be affecting the future lifestyle. He is pursuing his PhD in the use of procedural animation and haptic/ motion detecting technologies in the context of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The programme started with recitation of some verses from the Holy Quran and its Urdu translation by Asfandiar Ansari and an interesting introduction of Khan by Riyaz Bakali. Pak Shama Principal Nabila Kaukab welcomed guests and briefed them about institutions future expansion plans. General Secretary Salman bin Tayyab compered the event while Vice-President Raheel Khan gave vote of thanks. He thanked Professor Khan for presenting an informative and educative lecture and lauded Pak Shama School and ITCC for sponsoring the programmed.

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In his presentation, Khan, who is currently working as an associate professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, teaching 2D and 3D animation classes, discussed the making of the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Khans has worked with Walt Disney and Square USA as visual effect artist on Deep Rising, George of the Jungle, Flubber, Armageddon and Final Fantasy. Chairman of Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar (PPFQ) Dr Mazhar Monga attended the event as the chief guest.

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PEF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Profiles
Badar Sohail Khan President PEF Mr. Badar Sohail Khan has a successful track record of more than 20 years in heading human resource departments in the oil and gas as well as healthcare sectors. Khan has led the HR function of highly reputed organizations like The Aga Khan University Hospital, British Petroleum (formerly Union Texas Petroleum), Qatar Liquefied Gas Company and Dubai Healthcare City. He gained remarkable reputation in the industry for implementing cost effective human resource and organizational development programs in the Gulf region, Pakistan and North America. Khan is widely recognized for his outstanding public speaking skills, and is frequently invited to address international conferences on organization and leadership development, talent and performance management. Khan graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the prestigious NED University, Karachi. He holds several other diplomas & certificates such as certified facilitator for Hay group Leadership Program (MMPI) run by faculty of Harvard business school in Boston USA. Besides being two time President of PEF, Badar Khan is the main conceiver and driving force behind Sohni Dahrti, Professional Speaker Forum and Pakistan Professional Forum Qatar

Raheel Zafar Khan - Vice President Raheel holds a Bachelor degree of Engineering from NED / Mehran University. Raheel has than 23 years of Professional Engineering experience in Oil & Gas worldwide in Projects, Maintenance/Operations and Construction with over five years of work experience in Qatar, where he is working with Dolphin energy limited as Offshore Superintendent. In his spare time Raheel likes to network, read, listen to music and to travel. He is happily married to Aneela Abbasey for 21 years and is blessed with 4 lovely daughters.

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Salman Bin Tayyab - General Secretary Salman has been in Qatar for 5 years with Siemens as Global Account Manager. He has previously worked with Chevrolet for 6 years and is an expert in Channel Marketing, Low & Medium Voltage Sales and profitability, and Software Engineering Salman holds a Masters in Business Administration, Masters in Software Engineering, PMP, CIW and German Certificate in PLC & SCADA In his spare time, Salman likes to give back to the community through acts of social work and welfare activities. He is married and a proud father of a daughter and a son.

Muhammad Javed Iqbal - Joint Secretary Javed is an Electrical Engineer and Graduated from the UET, Lahore Pakistan. He has over 22 years of work experience. He is currently working as an Engineer, Material Standards & Specification for Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation KAHRAMAA since February 2009. His main areas of work are Standardization of Material for distribution network and construction of HV & EHV Transmission Lines & Substations. He worked for 11 years worked in a Private Organization in Dammam Saudi Arabia and 08 years Worked for ICC (Pvt) Limited Pakistan. Javed is an Ex General Secretary Institute of Engineers Pakistan Saudi Arabia Eastern region. He is also a member IEEE Pakistan, and IEEE USA. Javed is married and has 2 sons 1 daughter.

Mohammad Yousaf Mr. Mohammad Yousaf graduated as an Electrical engineer from UET Peshawar. He joined Pakistan paper mills in 1971 and then joined WAPDA as SDO in 1973. In 1985 Yousaf came to Doha on deputation to state of Qatar as services engineer. He worked in different departments of municipality and was primarily responsible for design and supervision of electrical services for including hospitals and schools etc . He is currently working with Ashghal. He is one of the founder members of PEF. He was also a member board of governors in PEC . He has visited many countries on business and technical seminars. Mr. Yousaf has been an executive member of PEF two times. He is happily married and is blessed with 6 children.

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Rehan Ahmed Ansari Member EXCOM Rehan has been with Qatar Petroleum for two years working in the Downstream ventures directorate, which has a mandate for developing new ventures in the Refining and Petrochemical sector. He has worked with leading companies, such as Suncor Energy, Petro Canada, ICI and Fauji Fertilizer. Rehan holds a MBA with bi-majors in Finance & Strategic Management, from the Schulich school of business, York University in Canada. He graduated as a Chemical Engineer from NED University, (Dawood Engineering College, Karachi). Rehan also holds a PMP certification. from the Project Management Institute. Rehan is happily married and is a proud father of two young boys. Rehan enjoys playing football, cricket, squash and cards. He enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with his family.

Pakistan. Mr. Tahir is a former Vice President of PEF. He is affiliated with various national and international organizations such as, Pakistan Engineers Council, Institution of Engineers Pakistan, ASCE, and is a Charter member of SIE - ASCE In his free time he enjoys cricket and poetry. He is married and has 3 sons.

Mohmmad Tahir Jamil PEF Advisor Tahir Jamil works as a Project Engineer with Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation, Kahramaa since 2005. He is an important member of Project management team of Qatar transmission System Expansion & Distribution Management / Telecommunication System. Previously he was associated with Al Jazirah Engineers and Consultants Jeddah Saudi Arab from 1987 2005 for Saudi Electricity Projects. in Makkah, Madina, Jeddah, Taif, Yanbu and Ragih and also worked on Electricity expansion Projects of Harmain and Sharifain Saudi Arabia from 1992-2002. Mr. Tahir Jamil has a Bachelor degree in Civil of Engineering from the NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi-

Ch. Mohammad Ajmal - Community Affairs Adviser Mr Ajmal achieved a Diploma of Associate Engineering in Civil from the Technical College Bahawalpur in 1974. He is working with Midmac Contracting as Survey Engineer Head since 34 years. Mr. Ajmal has a keen interest in managing and organizing social activities. He is a Founder Executive Council Member of the Pakistan Welfare Forum. Mr. Ajmal is a recognized and a popular personality in the Pakistani circles of Doha due to his vibrant personality and passion for social works.

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Mr Ajmal is married and the proud father of four children. His elder daughter is a doctor in Hamad Hospital with a specialization in Psychiatry. His elder son holds a MBA and started his own business in Qatar as Adeel Trading and Contracting. His younger son is a graduate in Telecommunication Engineering and is working for QTEL. His youngest daughter is studying in CNA-Q.

Faisal Rasheed Velmi Treasurer Mr. Faisal has 22 years of vast experience in the telecommunication sector, with specialization in the Global mobile Service (GSM) area. He started his career with Instaphone, now Zong in Pakistan as Executive Engineer South Pakistan, Sind and Baluchistan. He is a Lead Engineer, Radio Access Field Support in QTEL. He holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani among four Engineers in QTEL who set up the initial GSM network in Qatar in 1993; the first GSM network outside Europe. Faisal is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the NED University of Engineering and technology Karachi. He was engaged in organizing various social programs at NED and was the Vice President and publication secretary of NED Literacy Society. He was Executive and founder member of NED GRADUATE Association. Under these associations he organized many musical mushairas, social events. Faisal was second general secretary of PEF, Patron of Pakistan Cultural Forum and member of other social and welfare organizations in Qatar. He likes to read Islamic history, watch movies and attend musical programs. He is a married and is blessed with one daughter and two sons. Awaab Obaidullah - Member Excom Awaab is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the NED University of Engineering & Tech Karachi. He enjoys a successful career in Sales & Marketing domain of High-Tech Fire & Security Systems industry. With over 12 years industry experience, Awwab is currently working in the capacity of Sales Head of Contracting Division at Capital Technology Qatar, a well known local company in the high-tech Security Systems industry. Before moving to Qatar in May 2008, Awwab has worked with MNCs in Pakistan including Tyco Fire & Security & Standard Chartered Bank of Pakistan. Awwab is happily married & enjoys his free time with the family, friends gatherings & playing regular cricket. Awaab has a passion for social welfare and community service; he is always on the lookout for opportunities to be the part of different programs for the uplift of the community, and to elevate the image of his beloved homeland.

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Riyaz Ahmed Bakali IT Advisor Social Worker, Entrepreneur and IT Professional. Has successfully implemented numerous ideas in Qatar for past 20 years. Aimed to serve Pakistani community in particularly and Qatar in general in different, exclusive or non exclusive social worker roles. Two decades of practical IT industry experience, developed and managed IT infrastructure of leading petrochemical and construction industries in Qatar and Pakistan. Established a Knowledge Management group, endeavoring towards; Quality Education infrastructure and knowledge solutions. Granted Masters degree by Karachi University, complimented by several technical and soft skill trainings around the world. Married and blessed by two sons and two daughters, lives in Al Wakrah, enjoying a unanimous company and support of relatives, large friends and social circle in Qatar.

Mohammad Riaz Riaz is serving as General Manager in Saudi Cable Company for their Qatar operations. Riaz moved to Qatar in 2006 just before the Asian Games to manage a prestigious Mega Project of QR 900 million for reinforcement of Kahramas network of extra High Voltage (EHV). Riaz as Electrical Engineer by profession, graduated from UET Lahore. He has extensive experience of Project & Portfolio Management in the field of power transmission projects in the Middle East & MENA. Riaz is from Quetta and went to Cadet College Petaro, one of the Pakistans prestigious educational institute. Mahmood Ali Khan Member PEF EXCOM MS in Computer Science from KU and a computer science graduate of FAST Campus Karachi, having more than 12 Years of consolidates extensive telecom, datacom / IT industry experience. He is working for Ericsson AB (Sweden) for the last 10 years, served several telecom operators within Middle East, Pakistan & Iran, now serving Qtel Qatar for last 2.5 years. Mahmood is married and has one lovely daughter; he enjoys the work & social life in Qatar with his family and friends. He is passionate about cricket, played inter-school in Pakistan and English cricket league from Radding cricket club for 3 years (summer season) still playing cricket in Qatar within his friends circle and for PEF cricket team. Mahmood is always on the look for opportunities for the welfare of the community and his beloved nation. He is working on private project with his friends, which is to start solar energy solution for end users in Pakistan in order to mitigate the energy crises on self level.

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